“When he arrived at the palace of his father-in-law, he hardly could ask his wife and his father-in-law to mount the sedan chair on their decorated elephant because he realized that he had to continue his travel, for ever new hosts of richly laden, decorated elephants, camels, horses and donkeys followed up, all urging forward.

“The ministers stood there with wide open mouths, and the king said to them, that the big procession was coming, because the prince was moving.

“And when they arrived in the country of the prince, the ministers there believed the dowry had come from all over the world; for the wife of the king's son brought so many riches that the whole country was flooded with them.
The people were able to tear or burn their houses down - together with all the furniture and all the utensils - and build them up again all in gold, silver and precious stones.
And still everybody needed a huge store-house to store the rest of their jewels, gold and silver.

“And the ministers too built their ministries from gold, silver and precious stones, for everything was available again in abundance - like in the good old days of the king - and much more.

“The palace too was built all new - according to plans of the old king.
And when the palace was finished and the marriage was celebrated another time, and all the people too were assembled, and the queen had embraced her son full of happiness and with tears of joy, and he looked at her fulfilled as if a sun rose within him, and when he looked towards his father-in-law, his spouse and his beloved little daughter, and also with joy saw his two travel-companions - and also all the ministers that were assembled free of worries, then only one was missing.

“And hardly had the thought been thought at the bottom of the heart when the old king returned home and entered the great hall of stars; the son could only realize that his beard was shimmering golden when he fainted.
When he woke up again, the celebration was in full swing already and the great greetings of the reunion were over.
The king's son became very silent and began to think deeply; however, before anyone took notice of it, he recovered and took part in his own marriage as a happy guest.

“Many a thing had become clear to him - yet many questions had remained unanswered, and as soon as possible he wanted to travel with his wonder-horse into the land of the mer-men to take up government there, as the man with the golden beard had advised him.
And of course he wanted to visit the mighty wise man in his realm as soon as possible.”